Chapter 620: The Expensive Thornsword Grass Cultivation Plan!

"Smooth-talker."

Ling Shuang gave him an annoyed side glance and changed the subject, saying:

"There's another matter—the Thunderfire martial technique was restored by you, so you may set its viewing price at the dojo."

"Twenty percent of the revenue will be credited directly to your dojo account as your personal income."

"Decide how much you want to set it at."

"You can actually sell martial techniques?" Xu Jingming was surprised—this was an unexpected windfall.

"How much does a single S+ level martial technique manual cost in the dojo?"

"Charged by the hour—50 credits per hour of viewing."

"Fifty credits? That's expensive!" Xu Jingming raised an eyebrow.

For an ordinary adept, mastering a martial technique completely requires at least five to six hundred hours of dedicated study.

That means learning an S+ level technique costs at least 30,000 credits!

That's 600 million Chinese yuan!

Even with just a 20% cut, that's 150 million Chinese yuan in income.

And that's just from one person.

The unique nature of the Thunderfire technique ensures most lightning-attribute adepts will be interested in it.

How much he could ultimately earn was beyond his wildest imagination.

After a moment's thought, Xu Jingming declared directly:

"Set the viewing price for the Thunderfire technique at 100 credits per hour, with a minimum purchase of 300 hours."

That means viewing the Thunderfire technique costs at least 30,000 credits!

Even elite training camp students would struggle to afford so many credits in a short time.

His rule is primarily aimed at the senior members of the Thunder Dojo!

By the time they realize this Thunderfire technique is useless, it'll be too late to regret it.

"Those guys like Liu Shan—aren't they always against me and the teacher? Perfect chance to fleece them for some credits!"

A sly smile curled on Xu Jingming's lips.

"Fine, hand me the original manual of the Thunderfire technique—I'll upload your pricing right away."

Ling Shuang didn't think much of it.

After all, since Xu Jingming restored the technique, he could set any price he wanted.

Ling Shuang acted quickly—after receiving the Thunderfire manual from Xu Jingming,

she teleported instantly to the local library of the Thunder Dojo, uploaded the manual, and set the viewing requirements.

Ever since Xu Jingming publicly demonstrated the Thunderfire technique a month ago,

many in the Thunder Dojo had been waiting to view this technique, but because Xu Jingming had gone to the Qingfeng Secret Realm,

the manual had never been added to the library, leaving them anxious but helpless.

Now that the manual was finally available, many students and instructors rushed to see it.

But the 300-hour minimum and the 30,000-credit price tag deterred a large number of students.

As for the senior members with lightning attributes, they were even more frustrated.

They'd already gone over the incomplete Thunderfire technique several times.

All they were missing were the five sections Xu Jingming had restored.

Thirty thousand credits could buy viewing rights to a slightly inferior SS-level technique.

But just to see those five restored sections? It felt like such a waste!

Yet the effect of converting lightning attributes into elemental fire attributes was simply too tempting.

So even though they knew Xu Jingming had deliberately set a high price, they gritted their teeth and bought it anyway.

But then came another problem: who gets to view it first?

Many senior members hurried to the library, eager to secure the manual first—competition grew fierce!

Meanwhile, as soon as Xu Jingming returned to his villa, he received a notification from Eva.

Aileen had sent over the cultivation plan for the Thornsword Grass.

'Rare plant life: Thornsword Grass—high resilience, highly aggressive. Current cultivation options: 【48】 Option One: Focus on resilience to enhance defense. Primary material: Thick Black Soil. 【49】 Note: Reaches 7th stage in approximately six months, costing roughly 5.4 billion Star Credits. 【50】 Option Two: Focus on aggression to strengthen the sword-like leaves. Primary material: Narcissus Milk. 【51】 Note: Reaches 7th stage in approximately seven months, costing roughly 5.3 billion Star Credits. 【52】 Option Three: Balanced resilience and aggression. Primary materials: Thick Black Soil and Narcissus Milk. 【53】 Note: Reaches 7th stage in approximately three months, costing roughly 10.1 billion Star Credits.'

Plan One: Focus on enhancing resilience and defensive capabilities, using Thick Black Soil as the primary cultivation material.

Note: It takes approximately six months to reach Level 7, with an estimated cost of 5.4 billion Star Credits.

Plan Two: Focus on enhancing offensive capabilities by strengthening the sword-like leaves of the Thorn Sword Grass, using Narcissus Milk as the primary cultivation material.

Note: It takes approximately seven months to reach Level 7, with an estimated cost of 5.3 billion Star Credits.

Plan Three: Balance resilience and offensive power, using both Thick Black Soil and Narcissus Milk as primary cultivation materials.

Note: It takes approximately three months to reach Level 7, with an estimated cost of 10.1 billion Star Credits.

"Starting at five billion Star Credits? That's so expensive!" Xu Jingming was stunned.

Star Credits are the international currency, issued uniformly by the United Nations.

The exchange rate with Chinese yuan is roughly 1:9.6—five billion Star Credits equals 50 billion Chinese yuan!

"Five billion Star Credits can cultivate a 7th-stage master-level combatant."

"And it's renewable and growable—already an excellent deal," Eva's holographic projection swayed beside him.

"That's true, but the growth time is just too slow!"

"The fastest option still takes three months to reach the 7th stage," Xu Jingming groaned.

In three months, if he's lucky, he might already be on the verge of reaching the 7th stage himself.

"Plant life is different from humans—it has no cultivation bottlenecks."

"With sufficient resources, it could break through to the 7th stage in just ten days!"

"But the cost would start at hundreds of billions of Star Credits—far too wasteful."

"But if you can afford an S-rank budget, I can design a luxury cultivation plan for you," Eva giggled.

"Hundreds of billions of Star Credits? Never mind," Xu Jingming quickly waved his hand.

Including all the dojo credits, after subtracting equipment, his entire fortune amounted to less than 3 billion Star Credits.

Hundreds of billions? He couldn't afford it even if he sold himself!

Wait—he technically could sell himself.

But he'd never actually sell himself just to cultivate a plant.

"What a rip-off! I had no idea cultivating plant life was this expensive!"

Xu Jingming finally understood—it was a bottomless pit.

"I won't touch the dojo credits for now—they might come in handy later."

"But my bank account has 24.3 billion Chinese yuan sitting idle—perfect for cultivating the Thornsword Grass."

After a moment's deliberation, Xu Jingming made his decision.

If he was going to cultivate it, he'd go all out—the 24.3 billion Chinese yuan would cover a month's worth of costs.

He'd figure out the rest later.

As for abandoning the Thornsword Grass cultivation? He never considered it.

After all, once matured, the Thornsword Grass won't just aid him in battle.

More importantly, it can transform into a powerful defensive armor!

A single SSS-grade combat suit costs hundreds of billions of Star Credits.

It's better to invest this money directly into the Thornsword Grass.

After all, once the Thorn Sword Grass matures, it can provide significant combat assistance.

More importantly, it can transform into a highly resilient battle armor!

A single SSS-grade battle suit alone costs hundreds of billions of Star Credits.

It's better to directly invest this funding into the Thorn Sword Grass.